According to the Birmingham Mail, Villa manager Steve Bruce has revealed how he put plans of a sabbatical on hold to join Aston Villa.
The 56-year-old had been planning on taking a year out of the game when he left Hull City in the summer, but admitted that the lure of managing a club like Villa was too good an offer to turn down.
Bruce, the team, and the fans have had a pretty torrid 2017 (with 8 defeats in 9 games), but the back-to-back wins against Derby and Bristol City have lifted the mood dramatically. It could get even better if they make it 3 wins in 7 days when they take on Rotherham on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking ahead of this trip, Bruce said:
“You usually get a job when the club is in trouble. With this one, looking from afar, all you have to look at is the amount of managers over the last two years to understand how difficult the job is. I couldn’t wait to get here. It was THE big job that I didn’t think was going to come. I took it early if I’m honest. I was going to take 12 months out, but that lasted only three months because this club came calling. There’s good people here now. We’re desperate to turn the club around and we will do it.”
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